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Chinese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics(Electronic Edition) ›› 2010, Vol. 06 ›› Issue (02): 130 -133. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-5250.2010.02.019

Review

Research Progress of Late-Preterm Infant

Jin-lin WU   

  1. Department of Neonates, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Published:2010-04-01

Late-preterm infant refers to whose gestational age is between 34+ (0-7) to 36+ (6-7) weeks. They account for increasing proportion with ages in the preterm group, which have distinct characteristics compared with smaller preemies or term babies. This paper reviews late-preterm infants' epidemiology, immaturity of individual systems, disease characteristics, near and long term prognosis, in order to afford more information for perinatal medical staff to improve their diagnose and treatment to this high-risk group.

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